So this past week has been crazy. We have taugh 5 lessons so far, each of them had to be in Korean. We are having a hard time teaching by the spirit when we can't even read the words we are trying to say. Because we need scripts in order to speak. Then, if we ask questions like a good missionary, we can't understand her answers and then we have a blank stare contest. But somehow depsite all of this, we have really felt the spirit in a few of the lessons and our Korean is improving. Our teacher will only speak Korean the whole time we are here, and occassionally I actually understand a word. Woo hoo!! It's a challenge but it is so worth it. They pointed out to us yesterday that everything we do here and on our mission should be towards fulfilling our missionary purpose, which is to invite others to come unto Christ. Which means everytime we do scripture study, we should want to improve our relationship with Heavenly Father in order to better teach our missionaries. We should learn as much Korean as possible, so that we can effectively teach our investigators. We should be obedient to mission rules so that we can have the spirit when we teach, and touch the hearts of the investigators. Its really cool and definitely changes perspective when you think of it like that. On Sunday it was testimony meeting. Six people in my district decided to bear our testimonies, in Korean. We wrote them on Saturday and memorized them all morning. They were very short and simple, since we had only had 3 days of Korean. However, it was really cool to see everyone trying and it was a testimony builder to me that the Lord really is with us and will help us to learn this language. We decided to join the mission choir, which is HUGE!! We sang at the devotional on Tuesday in the Marriot center. Holy cow. I was so tempted to run and shoot a basketball, but don't worry, I used self-control. The choir is amazing, just like everything else here. I love my district so much. My companion is the best ever! She is so sweet and patient and teaches me so much! We started doing ab ripper X together which is awesome! She hasnt really done much working out before, so I'm helping her with working out. She helps me with the Language. Its a good trade off. Our district really is great. They are all like my little brothers. Occassionally they remind us that they are 18-19 year old boys. But most of the time, they are amazing Elders with such sweet spirits. They have already taught me so much and its only been a week. Wow time goes by so fast. I got a cold a few days ago, and yesterday one of the Elders gave me some cold medicine for it. I've never been one for medicine before, but I was pretty miserable and decided to try it. I took some last night, and it made me super loopy. I almost fell of my bunk bed, and could not stop giggling while we were trying to fall asleep. (Yes, I just layed there and giggled, wondering what in the world was going on with my brain) We told the Elders about it this morning and they laughed so hard. Our district is going to do a musical number on Sunday during sacrament meeting. We will be singing Nearer my God to Thee, in Korean. The words are a little shaky, but seriously every Elder in our district has an amazing voice. So we sound awesome! We start everyday off with a hymn, and I love how much we have incorporated music into our studying. It brings the spirit more than almost anything! It's hard to think of everything that has happened. I love the gospel, I love my Savior. This truly is his church on the earth. It's so sad to think of all of those who are on the earth not knowing that they have a loving Father in Heaven. They don't know that Christ atoned for their sins. AAHH it breaks my heart!!! I am so excited to be a full-time missionary, and I invite everyone to look for ways to be a missionary at home. Thank you for all the letters. Sorry this is so scatterbrained, but I feel like thats how it will be for the next 18 months. I love you all!!
-Sister Seegmiller
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